EA app will not launch The Sims 3

Recently had to wipe my drive because I accidentally clicked on a suspicious link and ended up getting a virus on my Windows 11 64-bit PC. I wiped the drive completely, erasing all my data and I reset it via the Cloud, and chose the "set up as a new PC" option, rather than choosing to restore a previous backup. I also signed up for a free trial of McAfee antivirus and ran a full virus scan to completion.

I installed the app and my games (all of which are on a disk with the exception of Generations, which was bought digitally on the EA app), uninstalled OneDrive, and installed the following: DirectX 9; Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable MFC (x86); Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable MFC (x86); and Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable MFC (x64 and x86). I then installed PC updates, and restarted my PC.

Then, I tried to play the game by running the EA app as Admin, but when I click the game and click "Play" on the EA app, the EA app closes for half a second then pops back on my screen, but the Sims 3 launcher won't load. I tried repairing the game, then the App Recovery option and the Restart App option on the EA launcher. 

Something I thought was weird and possibly related is that the Electronic Arts folder is not in my Documents folder, like it should be. I can't find it anywhere on my PC.

I did speak to an EA advisor but the things they suggested I do were all things I had already done, up above, so they actually told me to go here. 

I have hundreds of dollars worth of Sims 3 games and don't know what to do! Please someone help a Simmer out. I would appreciate it so much.